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Title: Gartner: PC sales to drop despite Windows 7 Post by: Alex on June 30, 2009, 12:00:24 PM Gartner: PC sales to drop despite Windows 7
Research firm Gartner have published their predictions for PC sales for 2009, predicting that worldwide sales will fall by 6% from 2008 levels. The sales of netbooks, however, are set to rise. Gartner forecast that 274 million computers will be sold this year, down from 292 million units last year. This is actually higher than the 257 million units they predicted earlier this year due to growth that is expected in the fourth quarter of 2009. This growth is set to then set continue into 2010 with a growth of 10.3% currently projected. 21 million netbooks are expected to have been shipped this year and 30 million are predicted for next year. Read full story... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/neowin-main/~3/oYHnZlKMex4/gartner-pc-sales-to-drop-despite-windows-7 |